Duke Energy

Duchess,” the Duke disliked the duchess’s behavior and eventually ended her life because he was extremely displeased and dissatisfied with not only her actions, but also with her nature. Browning exemplifies the Duke’s obsession for power in his marriage through his reaction to the last duchess’s actions. However, the Duke had his duchess killed, shockingly his response can be found not only in fiction or poems, but also in real life. In Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess,” the Duke was…

poem to emanate the Duke’s tone of wanting to be the authority in situations. In the opening lines of the poem, the Duke tells the envoy “will’t please [he] sit and look at [the Duchess]?” [5] however does not miss a beat to continue his monologue, never once looking to his audience to talk, never once allowing the control he has over the speech to waver. The painting of which the Duke is talking about is even something the…

Kurt hadn't displayed any suspicion, and surely, if he was aware of any crime he'd have questioned them back by the side of the road, and not offered them a bed for the night. As glad as he'd been to see Karmen's ability to jump in and save them, Duke had been just as pleased to see her, too, lost for words, only a moment after. The woman didn't do a very good job of hiding her reaction to his deliberate drawing of her attention to Karl's uniform, but Duane said nothing as her features returned…

1. What is depicted and description. -Gaspar De Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares and his noble horse seem to be facing or running towards the battle in great confidence. He's wearing a red scarf and a baton which both show authority or leadership in some way. He is well suited up with a beautiful body of armor flaunting power, authority and protection. Count-Duke did not actually fight in what seems to be a battle ahead but he did lead. His confidence in this painting is to the roof, as his face…

Browning the Duke of introduces a silent emissary to his former wife by showing her a picture he has of her, hidden by curtains. The Dukes explains the characteristics of his wife, saying that she…

An In-Depth Look at My Last Duchess In the poem “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning, the main character, the Count speaks about his deceased wife and a painting of her to a mysterious listener at his private party. The Duchess’s story revolves around the internal conflicts between her and the Count. The main threads include the jealousy and self-importance of the Count, as well as the compassion of the Duchess. He subtly insinuates to the party-goer that his wife’s early death was caused by…

The characters portrayed by Browning in his dramatic monologues are various and often rise from the world of the Italian Renaissance. From the artist Fra Lippo Lippi who has become a monk without his will, to Andrea del Sarto, a great painter who has subordinated his art to the demands of an exploitative wife, Browning manages to reveal the true value of art. The pictures of great artists blended with historical detail are embodied in his poems. Vasari’s Lives of the artistsis the source of the…

“My Last Duchess,” by Robert Browning, is about a duke in search for a new bride. The Duke of Ferrara is giving a tour of his estate to a servant of a Count in hopes to marry his daughter. The poem is set in what seems to be an art gallery and the duke spends most of his time in front of a portrait of his last duchess and talks about what she was like. Apparently, the Duchess was easily made happy and that was problematic according to the Duke, so much it was enough to have her killed. When…

In Robert Downing’s poem “My Last Duchess” the author uses representational figurative language, two-toned diction, uninterrupted, repetitive structure, and imagery that tells a story of a duke and his relationship with a duchess. The poem communicates an attitude of resentment, distaste and bitterness which leads to a theme of sometimes one's own actions of holding oneself on a pedestal, can negatively effect and blur one’s opinions or views of someone else. The authors use of figurative…

awful things when they aren't even acquainted with him.” “Princess... I know you're right still as you can recognize this isn’t the time or the place, furthermore, no matter what you say they will not change their opinion of him so it’s a waste of energy.” Spotting, Naruto with Mizuki by the swing in conversation, conversely, something wasn't right with this picture. I could sense it, except they both disappear right before my…